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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Gah it took so long to read but I cried
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first novel includes every type of emotion: humor, fear, joy, hate, lots of confusion and at the end definitely sadness. Still Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and their adventures are a pillar of literature for good reason.Everyone would benefit from reading about the world's greatest knight errant, as it is definitely an enjoyable adventure.
I did it. I actually finished. I was having serious doubts about my ability to push through this long, exceedingly repetitive book; and while I recognize that it is very old, and a classic, and impressive for its time, it is simply too long. To read an abridged version of this book would be sufficient. If I had not seen the play before I started this book and already had my interest piqued, there would have been another unfinished book in my sad gray pile.
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.” (I felt almost the same way after reading your history, Don Quixote...).
I was sad Dulcinea did not play an actual part. And I was sad that Don Quixote denounced books of chivalry right before he died. What! What! Well then what was the point of all of that! I don't believe his madness was cured! It was such a silly, happy-go-lucky bed of tales and you know what?
I am just happy it is over.
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.” (I felt almost the same way after reading your history, Don Quixote...).
I was sad Dulcinea did not play an actual part. And I was sad that Don Quixote denounced books of chivalry right before he died. What! What! Well then what was the point of all of that! I don't believe his madness was cured! It was such a silly, happy-go-lucky bed of tales and you know what?
I am just happy it is over.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Señores," said Don Quixote, "let us go slowly, for there are no birds today in yesterday's nests. I was mad, and now I am sane….
he brought his will to a close, and falling into a swoon, he collapsed on his bed….This was the end of the Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha….
The tears of Sancho and of Don Quixote's niece and housekeeper, new epitaphs for his grave, are not recorded here, although Sansón Carrasco did write this one for him:
Here lies the mighty Gentleman
who rose to such heights of valor
that death itself did not triumph
over his life with his death.
He did not esteem the world;
he was the frightening threat
to the world, in this respect,
for it was his great good fortune
to live a madman, and die sane.
he brought his will to a close, and falling into a swoon, he collapsed on his bed….This was the end of the Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha….
The tears of Sancho and of Don Quixote's niece and housekeeper, new epitaphs for his grave, are not recorded here, although Sansón Carrasco did write this one for him:
Here lies the mighty Gentleman
who rose to such heights of valor
that death itself did not triumph
over his life with his death.
He did not esteem the world;
he was the frightening threat
to the world, in this respect,
for it was his great good fortune
to live a madman, and die sane.
This book starts great, but gets old pretty fast as it is esentialyl the same joke repeated over and over.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Truly one of the most unreal things ever written. Book one is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read and book two is a reflection on fame and celebrity culture more interesting than almost anything anyone has written in the 21st century
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced